Kaushalya dhari dhiraju kahai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 176 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

कौसल्या धरि धीरजु कहई। पूत पथ्य गुर आयसु अहई॥ सो आदरिअ करिअ हित मानी। तजिअ बिषादु काल गति जानी॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kausalyā dhari dhīraju kahai। pūta pathya gura āyasu ahai॥ so ādaria karia hita mānī। taji'a biṣādu kāla gati jānī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Kausalya, steadying herself, says: “O son! The guru’s command is like wholesome food. It should be honored and followed as beneficial. Knowing the course of time, one should cast away sorrow.”

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 176 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Vashishtha Counsels Bharata, Journey Planned”. The episode describes Vashishtha counseling Bharata on dharma and preparations to journey to Chitrakoot to bring Rama back.

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